Gergesa

=Gerasa, identified with the modern Khersa, “over against Galilee,” close to the lake. This was probably the scene of the miracle, Mark 5:1-20, etc. “From the base of the great plateau of Bashan, 2,000 feet or more overhead, the ground slopes down steeply, in places precipitously, to the shore. And at the foot of the declivity a bold spur runs out to the water’s edge. By it the frantic swine would rush on headlong into the lake and perish.” Porter’s Through Samaria. (See GADARA.)

GER'GESA, and GER'GESENES. The "country of the Gergesenes," Matt 8:28 — probably the same as "Gadarenes," Mark 5:1; Luke 8:26 — was on the east side of the Sea of Galilee. The scene of the miracle was, according to Thomson, near modern Khersa, where the hills approach within 40 feet of the water. See Gadarenes.

GER'GESA, and GER'GESENES. The "country of the Gergesenes," Matt 8:28 — probably the same as "Gadarenes," Mark 5:1; Luke 8:26 — was on the east side of the Sea of Galilee. The scene of the miracle was, according to Thomson, near modern Khersa, where the hills approach within 40 feet of the water. See Gadarenes.